Question Of The Day

Question: Which flowering evergreen shrub that is abused for its stimulant effects is known by the following street names: Abyssinian Tea, African Salad, and Oat?

Question: The following street names refer to which synthetic narcotic: Amidone, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Fizzies, Maria, Pastora, Salvia, Street and Wafer?

Question: What is the current usage level of illicit drugs by American youth?

Question: What are the potential advantages of buprenorphine as compared with morphine treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome?

Question: What is the current status for use of the drug Rohypnol® in the United States?

Question: What is the historical significance of the drug aminorex?

Question: What is “bear spray”?

Question: What is endosulfan and what is the primary toxicity of this compound?

Question: Pulmonary toxicity is the most important dose limiting side effect of the chemotherapeutic agent bleomycin. What is the most common clinical presentation for patients with bleomycin pulmonary toxicity (BPT)?

Question: Hydroxychloroquine is commonly used in the treatment of a variety of rheumatologic diseases including lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis as well as for the treatment of certain malignancies (e.g. non-small cell lung cancer). What is the time course for the development of retinal toxicity in relation to the use of this drug?